An Island Mystery & The Cusp of Everything: Coming Attractions
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Jean Craighead George Has Died
Newbery Medal winner Jean Craighead George has passed away. She was ninety-two-years-old.
George (pictured, via) enjoyed a career in children’s book publishing that spanned more than six decades. She won the Newbery for Julie of the Wolves in 197...
Andrew Shaffer’s Ultimate BEA Party Guide
BookExpo America (BEA) arrives New York City’s Jacob Javits Center in early June.
To prep for the conference, 50 Shames of Earl Grey author Andrew Shaffer (a.k.a. EvilWylie) has compiled the “Ultimate BEA Party Guide,” collecting all ...
Zombie-Based Learning on Kickstarter
David Hunter has raised more than $6,800 for his zombie-based learning project, “Geography Taught in Zombie Apocalypse.” Above, we’ve embedded a video about the Kickstarter project–what do you think?
Here’s more about the projec...
Karen Russell Wins NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award
The New York Public Library revealed that Karen Russell is the winner of the 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award for her debut novel, Swamplandia! The award includes a $10,000.
This award recognizes an American writer 35-years-old or younger for publishing ...
Toni Morrison, Stephen Colbert & John Irving Debut on the Indie Bestseller List
We’ve collected the books debuting on Indiebound’s Indie Bestseller List for the week ending May 13, 2012–a sneak peek at the books everybody will be talking about next month.
(Debuted at #2 in Hardcover Fiction) In One Person by John Irv...
Shakespearean Insults, Animated
Have you ever used a Shakespearean insult? The TED-Ed animation video embedded above explores insults used in two popular Shakespeare plays, Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet.
Teacher April Gudenrath designed the lesson and TEDtv executive Juliet Blake na...
S.E. Hinton’s ‘The Outsiders’ Released in eBook Format
Penguin Young Readers Group will release S.E. Hinton‘s The Outsiders as an eBook for the first time.
Hinton (pictured, via) published The Outsiders in 1967 while completing her first year in college. This digital version celebrates the 45th an...
Elizabeth Gilbert, Florence Williams & James Fenton Get Booked
Here are some literary events to jump-start your week. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Please announce your event one week prior to its date.
The next installment of the Franklin Park Reading Seri...
D.J. MacHale Inks Book Deal for Trilogy
Pendragon author D.J. MacHale has landed a deal with Penguin Young Readers Group’s Razorbill imprint for a new science-fiction trilogy.
The first book will be released in summer 2013. Razorbill senior editor Laura Arnold negotiated the deal with ...
